Professionals Who Support Vulnerable Young People Needed for Study

Professionals Who Support Vulnerable Young People Needed For Study

Researchers from the LANTERN Network are currently seeking professionals who support vulnerable young people to take part in the ‘EVEN’ study (Exploring how the online lives of Vulnerable young people are supported by profEssioNals: The views of professionals, parents and young people).

Online risks not evenly spread across the population as young people with offline vulnerabilities are more at risk online and, very often, less supported.

Evidence indicates that knowing which offline vulnerabilities children and young people have enables professionals to predict the type of online risk encountered.

However, interventions can only be meaningful if the adults supporting children and young people with vulnerabilities are confident, competent and resourceful as well as having the tools required to provide support.

By taking part, you could help us understand how young people aged 8-16 years old and considered as vulnerable are currently supported in their online lives and how we may better support them in the future.

The EVEN study has been commissioned by Internet Matters, a leading online safety organisation for parents, carers and professionals and funded by one of their corporate partners, Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology provider.

If you ’ re interested in learning more, please email Dr Simon P Hammond at s.hammond@uea.ac.uk

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